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What do you guys make of the new rocket launcher peopl say it will be too powerful because it can lock honestly if the rockets are still that slow they still wont hit anything.

  • 05.25.2004 3:24 PM PDT
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periods would be useful here. i cant really tell what you are saying.

[Edited on 5/25/2004 3:25:57 PM]

  • 05.25.2004 3:25 PM PDT
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Didn't someone at Bungie say that there was going to be both the Infrantry launcher and some kind of Anti-Aircraft launcher? Correct me if I'm wrong.

  • 05.25.2004 3:25 PM PDT
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they didnt say that

  • 05.25.2004 3:26 PM PDT
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Ok, my bad.

  • 05.25.2004 3:27 PM PDT
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I dont think thats been said but that would be just to many RLs there is already a handheld one a warthog one the tank which is bassicly a sooped up RL the fuel rod gun and most likely one on what ever the human version of the banshee is.

  • 05.25.2004 3:28 PM PDT
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The rocket launcher is just gonna be weaker than it was before. This is like the 15th time that I've typed this. It's not gonna be overpowered cause if you watch the demo videos it takes the guy like 4 shots to blow up the warthog. And the only reason that the guy driving dies is because the warthog exploded.

  • 05.25.2004 3:29 PM PDT
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The tank is a cannon, not a rocket launcher...

Anyway, people shouldn't jump to conclusions... The tracking rocket shown in the E3 clip was probably tuned up (like I said earlier) to show that they had implamented it!

  • 05.25.2004 3:31 PM PDT
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The reason why there are so many variation of the heavy weapon is because they're not meant to work on infantry. There are more vehicles and much larger multiplayer stages in Halo 2 so the more powerful weaponry will be necessary.

Note that you can jump three times higher then before and that rockets don't track infantry. THUS... a rocket at any distance fired at a Spartan is a wasted rocket. Thet Spartan just leaps and is safe from being hit except by a little splash. Meanwhile you've just peppered your enemy with shells from your battle rifle and are coming out ahead.

Now, should the crazy person try and use the rocket launcher point blank... *lol* Good luck, he'll likely blow himself to smithereens along with you.

I should also point out that the Emergency Brake and the Boost functions were implemented to balance Rocket Tracking.

You have to think about the entire game as a concept and not just the singular weapon in a Halo 1 context.

[Edited on 5/25/2004 3:34:59 PM]

  • 05.25.2004 3:33 PM PDT
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THAT WOULD BE COOL BUT THE ROCKETS IN HALO1 WERE SLOW, SO I DOUBT THEY'LL MAKE A FASTER ONE.

  • 05.25.2004 3:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: Spartan3000
THAT WOULD BE COOL BUT THE ROCKETS IN HALO1 WERE SLOW, SO I DOUBT THEY'LL MAKE A FASTER ONE.


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  • 05.25.2004 3:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: Spartan3000
THAT WOULD BE COOL BUT THE ROCKETS IN HALO1 WERE SLOW, SO I DOUBT THEY'LL MAKE A FASTER ONE.


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  • 06.28.2004 11:46 PM PDT
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Bumper!
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Posted by: General Fox
Posted by: Spartan3000
THAT WOULD BE COOL BUT THE ROCKETS IN HALO1 WERE SLOW, SO I DOUBT THEY'LL MAKE A FASTER ONE.


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  • 06.28.2004 11:46 PM PDT
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Bumper Cars!

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More Bump That You!

  • 06.28.2004 11:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: TheBigC
The rocket launcher is just gonna be weaker than it was before. This is like the 15th time that I've typed this. It's not gonna be overpowered cause if you watch the demo videos it takes the guy like 4 shots to blow up the warthog. And the only reason that the guy driving dies is because the warthog exploded.


the rocket launcher is NOT weaker. the damage system is more advanced. you have to hit the driver with the rocket in order to kill him in one hit this time.

  • 06.28.2004 11:50 PM PDT

SB-117

I saw some artwork I forget from where but MC had a single barrel rocket launcher and a cuboid smoke vent on the back and it looks cool. Perhaps there will be more rocket launchers in halo2. Like an anti-armour, anti-infantry, anti-vehicular etc.

  • 06.28.2004 11:57 PM PDT

Me: "OMFG, Dude... wtf!"
AbolitionofMan: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to betray you."
Me: "That's the 4th time in this game alone!"
Chris: "Third, besides he had the flag I was trying to stop him, how was I supposed to know you were there."
Me: "I said, 'I got the Flag, don't shoot.'"
Chris: "Well those Wraith shots take a while to reach you."
Me: "You were right next to me, I had killed him and a minute passed before you decided to shoot."
Chris: "Hahahahaha, yeah... that was great."

There's just one RL, the one you pick up can fire normal or target tracking. If you use Target Tracking... it goes slower. If you just fire the rocket... it flies a little faster... like the best in Halo CE.

Achilles

  • 06.29.2004 12:01 AM PDT

SB-117

yes but why did the bungie artist draw a single barrel rocket launcher, perhaps it will be in and more powerful :D

  • 06.29.2004 12:04 AM PDT